Patrol car and truck collide in South Lake Union

A Seattle police officer hit a truck in the South Lake Union neighborhood and was taken to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The collision happened about 1:50 p.m. Friday when the officer was driving in his patrol car with lights and siren on.

“The officer was traveling northbound on Fairview Avenue North and as he entered the 1100 block a large truck pulled out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s driveway and collided with the patrol car,” Seattle Police Det. Jeff Kappel said in a statement. “The collision forced the patrol car onto a planting strip where it came to rest.

“Due to the damage caused by the collision, the patrol car was towed to a city garage for repairs.

“There were no citations issued at the scene, which is standard procedure in traffic collisions requiring extensive follow up investigation and collision reconstruction.”

Traffic Collision Investigation detectives were at the scene Friday afternoon.